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Thursday’s first round of the Masters was all Tiger all the time, but there was plenty of other action to take in producing some facts and figures that interested or outright wowed us. Here’s a look at five stats that stood out from Round 1: Scheffler looks to reverse the No. 1 curse World No.

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Whatever physical ailment that has been plaguing Paul Casey of late apparently hasn’t gone away, and on Thursday he withdrew from the Masters due to an unspecified injury. The field is now 90 players. Casey, 44, was scheduled to go off at 10:53 a.m. with Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith, who won the Players

10:13 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — What seemed impossible almost 14 months ago, unrealistic in December and unlikely as recently as a few weeks back is actually now a reality: Tiger Woods is returning to golf and playing the 86th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Woods, who was injured in a frightening one-car crash

The Masters is officially underway at Augusta National. That’s our favorite sentence of the year, and we’re more excited than ever. Tiger Woods is slated to tee off just after 11 a.m. (tee times were pushed back by 30 minutes to let the remaining weather in the area pass through), alongside Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin

All the attention leading into the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club revolved around the return of Tiger Woods. But there is so much more happening in the year’s first major. So we gathered our experts to pick the winner of this year’s green jacket, identify betting value and props that stand out. Matt Barrie,

A rainy couple of days ahead of the Masters didn’t tarnish all of Augusta National’s splendor. In between play suspensions. Golf Digest photographers were able to capture the action as players put in their final bit of preparation before the first round, as well as the fun of the annual Par-3 contest. Starting Thursday, the

When it comes to distance, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley has been patient. Resolute that something should be done to rein in distance, responsible in adapting his course for the current status of the game’s longest hitters, but generally insistent that massive changes to the layout that we saw in the early part of this

7:14 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Barring a last-minute change of plans, Tiger Woods is playing in this Masters. The announcement, which came during his Tuesday news conference, sent a jolt through the place long before passing thunderstorms offered up more electricity. It’s not like the Masters needs more buzz, but Woods’ participation gives it

AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Masters continued its annual Champions Dinner tradition on Tuesday night at Augusta National. The dinner traces back to 1952 and was inaugurated by two-time Masters champ Ben Hogan. It serves as a gathering for former Masters champions and former Masters champions only and is held in the Augusta National clubhouse. The dinner is

11:24 AM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, that he’s planning to play this week in the Masters. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision but will be doing so with

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Fire Pit Collective, a Golf Digest content partner. The photos from Woods’ practice at the Masters on Monday were remarkable—it looked (and felt!) like a final round and that he was chasing another green jacket. All the players you cite dominated in a different world. Just as

Do you remember being 16, when everything was easy and impossible at the same time? When you’re 16, your whole life happens in a day. And then it does it again the next day. And the next one. And your parents begin to worry that you’re unstable. And you are pretty sure that they’re the

1:02 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods arrived to work with a leg full of rods and plates and screws, carrying his pain around like a physical thing, talking a lot about endurance. That pain is his constant companion now. He said he plans on playing this year’s Masters, with a belief he can

The start of Masters week brought a series of refreshing returns. It marked the return of the most anticipated week on the golf calendar. It brough the return of full Masters galleries after two years of limited or no spectators. And it saw the return of Tiger Woods, who played a practice round 14 months

11:47 AM ET Every year in April, as the Masters nears, golf apparel and original equipment manufacturers try to outduel the competition with uniquely themed gear. We’ve seen green shirts and shoes to represent the green jacket the winner and members wears, azalea prints to show off the flowers at Augusta National, but Adidas golf

It’s the week golf fans have been waiting for since, well, since Hideki Matsuayama slipped on the green jacket a year ago. The 86th Masters promises the familiar eye-candy of Augusta National, and while some might blanch at the fact there are only 18 hours of traditional TV tournament coverage scheduled for ESPN and CBS,

An April Masters. With a full complement of patrons. And the return of the Par-3 Contest. And (maybe) Tiger Woods competing. If the first men’s major of the year wasn’t always a buzzworthy event, this year’s version is overflowing with anticipation. Of course, that anticipation is fueled by many of the traditions in place at

7:16 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods says it will be a “game-time decision” on whether he plays in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Woods, 46, hasn’t played a round in a regular PGA Tour event in more than 500 days. He has been recovering from serious

PLAYER, QUALIFYING CRITERIA NUMBER(S)Abraham Ancer, 16 (WGC-FedEx), 17Daniel Berger, 17Sam Burns, 16 (Valspar, Sanderson), 17Patrick Cantlay, 16 (Memorial, BMW), 17Paul Casey, 15Cameron Champ, 16 (3M Open)Stewart Cink, 12, 16 (RSM Heritage), 17Corey Conners, 12, 17Fred Couples, 1Cameron Davis, 16 (Rocket Mortgage)Bryson DeChambeau, 2, 17Harris English, 13, 16 (Travelers), 17Tony Finau, 12, 16 (Northern Trust), 17Sergio

6:43 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A year ago today, Tiger Woods lost control of the Genesis SUV he was driving in the hills outside of Los Angeles. The images of the crash stunned the sports world and left many wondering whether the 15-time major champion would ever play competitive golf again. In the months

Woods released a statement earlier in the day stating that he was a “game-time decision” whether he’d be teeing it up at the 2022 Masters, 14 months after his near-fatal single-car accident. Though we can’t glean too many details from it, we have footage of Woods walking and playing Augusta National during Masters Week …

AUGUSTA, Ga.—The boy tried his best not to stare yet a 10-year-old can only mind curiosity for so long. To his credit the initial glance was quick but the glance could be read like a billboard that said, “Uh … what is he doing here?” The he was Vijay Singh and to answer the boy’s

2:23 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Let the Tiger Watch begin. Tiger Woods wasn’t ready to officially say on Sunday that he’ll play in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. But in a statement on Twitter, Woods did say that he’s arriving here Sunday to continue practicing

They’re playing for the Valero Texas Open title on Sunday at TPC San Antonio, but there is more on the line than a PGA Tour win and a prize money payout of $1.548 million. Can we interest anybody in a last-minute trip to Augusta? Of the top 20 players on the leader board after 54

3:59 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Anna Davis didn’t know many of the players when the 16-year-old arrived for her first Augusta National Women’s Amateur. They all know who she is now. Davis got into the mix with two birdies around Amen Corner, closed with a 3-under 69 and took the title Saturday

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Coronations are not scheduled in golf for apparent reasons, among them the potential calamity always lurking about. So leave it at this, that Jennifer Kupcho has been destined to win eventually and to win big. It this her time? On a warm sunny Saturday, Kupcho wrested control of her own destiny,

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Professional golf is a solo pursuit, though for two days here the definition of solo was expanded by Annie Park, who played alone. She, too, was briefly alone atop the leader board. One-hundred-fifteen players qualified for the Chevron Championship, a tournament that sends the players out in twosomes. The odd number

8:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Ryan Palmer shot a bogey-free round of 6-under 66 at the Valero Texas Open to lead by 2 shots over Kevin Chappell, Dylan Frittelli and Matt Kuchar after Friday’s second round. Palmer, at 10 under, surged into the lead with consecutive birdies midway through the back nine.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A quick out in San Antonio means no Augusta trip for Jason Day. For the first time since 2010, the former World No. 1 will not tee it up at the Masters, as his bid for a last-minute invite to the year’s first major ended with a missed cut at the Valero

11:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Hinako Shibuno’s first impression of Mission Hills Country Club was far from confidence-inspiring — and, in hindsight, mistaken. “It was a hard course for me. I couldn’t even imagine I could play here,” the 23-year-old from Japan said through a translator Friday, recalling the initial time